Monthly Archives: January 2010

The opportunity was missed last week in Strasbourg where the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) held its plenary session for the year and debated, among other things, the status of minorities in Turkey. To the dismay of … Continue reading →

The shocking revelation that came out with the latest comprehensive coup action plan, dubbed “Sledgehammer,” exposed once again in more blunt terms how strong the anti-foreign sentiment was among certain factions within the Turkish military. They were trying to turn … Continue reading →

It is quiet misleading to claim that the cooling relations between Turkey and Israel are a product of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), which came into power in 2002. The proposition, mainly voiced by conservatives in the … Continue reading →

The far-reaching potential implications for an aid convoy destined for the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip where people suffer under an embargo show once more that unresolved problems can’t be deferred for long and that frozen conflicts can’t simply remain stagnant forever. … Continue reading →

For years our American friends have been complaining, both in private and in public, about the poor image of the US in Turkish public opinion and their perceived association with all the bad things going on in the country. Understandably, … Continue reading →